SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Financial Times – Sudan’s perilous journey towards a better state

15/8/19: Financial Times – Sudan’s perilous journey towards a better state

 Financial Times editorial board call for the Forces of Freedom and Change and the international community to play their part in a full democratic transition in Sudan, which would set an “important” precedent for Africa.

 The FT call for the FFC to guarantee the representation of women, youth and persecuted minorities from places like Darfur, and that the FFC should be wary of a resurgence of Islamist forces, and that it should appoint competent technocrats to restore Sudan’s economy.

 While Sudan’s “deeply untrustworthy” military rulers, in particular Himedti, may impede the democratic transition, the FT call for those with influence among the international community to “make clear they are watching,” citing the African Union’s mediating role and the US’ pressure on Saudi Arabia and the UAE to tone-down their support for Himedti, to note the international community’s “reasonable job” thus far.